Yes, the foreign ministers of NATO countries actually sang Michael Jackson's song about making the world a better place during a summit in Turkey.
Watch this video of NATO leaders singing 'We are the World'… words fail me: https://t.co/pphpYvClox
— John Reed (@JohninJerusalem) May 14, 2015
Twitter users were not very amused.
As if representing a mighty neo-imperial military alliance should stop them from dreaming we'll make a better day, just you and me.
— Karl Sharro (@KarlreMarks) May 14, 2015
Some tried to give their own interpretation of what it could all mean:
New World lyrics: "We Are Absurd… We Are Indifferent… We Are Confused About Where The Hell It Is We're Going." https://t.co/Tc4X12ZugQ
— Royal Colonial Boy (@LordColonialBoy) May 14, 2015
Others thought that deep down, it already makes sense:
Explains all the warfare these days…. NATO foreign ministers sing 'We Are The World' at dinner https://t.co/AZHNeq1g0y via @YouTube
— Dan J Lloyd (@Danjlloyd) May 14, 2015
Still others thought this could mean the end of it all:
Heirs to the most powerful alliance in history renounce their patrimony | http://t.co/yJm3bqJX1O
— Mike Doran (@Doranimated) May 14, 2015
And the AP's diplomatic writer thought that John Kerry was just lucky enough to have skipped out on the fun:
Oh, my! I am betting #SecKerry is happy he left early and missed this… https://t.co/xygWzBU5HF
— Matt Lee (@APDiploWriter) May 14, 2015
